The chess games of Nicolas Rossolimo

Nicolas Rossolimo


Rossolimo ponders his move at a simultaneous exhibition 1951

NICOLAS ROSSOLIMO
(born Feb-28-1910, died Jul-24-1975, 65 years old) United States of America

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Nicholas Rossolimo was born in Kiev. Awarded the IM title at its inception in 1950 and the GM title in 1953, he moved to Paris with his Russian mother in 1929.

Whilst in France Rossolimo finished second behind Jose Raul Capablanca in 1938 in a tournament in Paris, won the French Championship in 1948, was Paris Champion five times and drew two matches, in 1948 and 1949 with Savielly Tartakower.

In 1953 Rossolimo moved to the USA to be with his parents. He worked as a bellhop, a taxi driver, played the accordion and worked as a singer as well as running a chess studio to support himself. In 1955, Rossolimo won the U.S. Open in Long Beach. His prize was a Buick car.

A multi-talented man, Rossolimo spoke five languages, recorded an album Russian Songs (with cover art by Marcel Duchamp), and earned a brown belt in judo. On July 24, 1975, he died of head injuries three days after accidentally falling down two flights of stairs in New York. Earlier in the month, Rossolimo had finished clear third at the World Open, behind Pal Benko and Alan Trefler.

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Last updated: 2025-01-23 10:52:18

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. N Petukhov vs Rossolimo	0-1	29	1927	Moscow Trade Workers' Championship	E12 Queen's Indian
2. Tartakower vs Rossolimo	1-0	27	1936	Paris	B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
3. Rossolimo vs L Monosson	1-0	30	1936	Paris Championship	A46 Queen's Pawn Game
4. I Koenig vs Rossolimo	0-1	30	1937	Paris (l'Expostion)	B06 Robatsch
5. Capablanca vs Rossolimo	1-0	29	1938	Paris	D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
6. Rossolimo vs Capablanca	½-½	16	1938	Paris	C50 Giuoco Piano
7. Rossolimo vs L Monosson	1-0	41	1939	Paris Championship	A46 Queen's Pawn Game
8. C Chaude de Silans vs Rossolimo	½-½	34	1939	Paris	A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
9. Rossolimo vs J Foltys	1-0	46	1947	FRA-CSR	A13 English
10. Rossolimo vs Pachman	0-1	39	1947	Hilversum Zonal	A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
11. A Tsvetkov vs Rossolimo	1-0	63	1947	Hilversum Zonal	A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
12. Rossolimo vs Szabo	0-1	44	1947	Hilversum Zonal	A13 English
13. T van Scheltinga vs Rossolimo	1-0	66	1947	Hilversum Zonal	A57 Benko Gambit
14. Rossolimo vs C Doerner	1-0	57	1947	Hilversum Zonal	A04 Reti Opening
15. Rossolimo vs K Plater	½-½	34	1947	Hilversum Zonal	A04 Reti Opening
16. B O'Sullivan vs Rossolimo	0-1	10	1947	Hilversum Zonal	E17 Queen's Indian
17. Rossolimo vs M Blau	1-0	48	1947	Hilversum Zonal	A04 Reti Opening
18. O'Kelly vs Rossolimo	1-0	41	1947	Hilversum Zonal	E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
19. Rossolimo vs Y Porat	½-½	45	1947	Hilversum Zonal	A15 English
20. C H Alexander vs Rossolimo	0-1	38	1947	Hilversum Zonal	C18 French, Winawer
21. Rossolimo vs V Castaldi	1-0	16	1947	Hilversum Zonal	D01 Richter-Veresov Attack
22. P Trifunovic vs Rossolimo	½-½	25	1947	Hilversum Zonal	A47 Queen's Indian
23. Rossolimo vs I Romanenko	1-0	17	1948	Salzburg	B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
24. L Prins vs Rossolimo	1-0	73	1948	Hoogovens	B54 Sicilian
25. H van Steenis vs Rossolimo	1-0	66	1948	Hoogovens	B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen


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